Contributed by Gregg Rustulka on Dec 20, 2008
Jesus is Better than Santa!
Santa lives at the North Pole. JESUS is everywhere.
Santa rides in a sleigh. JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water.
Santa comes but once a year. JESUS is an ever present help.
Santa fills your stockings with goodies JESUS supplies all your needs.
Santa
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
Roy Campanella was one of the first African Americans to play in the US Baseball major leagues. In a distinguished career he won the Brooklyn Dodgers Most Valued Player award many times, and in 1955 was on the team that won the World Series.
But in January 1958 his career was cut short after a car
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 20, 2009
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WILLIAM CAREY AND HIS CROP
William Carey arrived in India in 1793 with a burden to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to those who had never heard the name.
For seven years he proclaimed the gospel message faithfully week after week, month after month, with not a single native of India converted
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 23, 2009
Note the contrast between fleeing and pursuing. It is not enough to just stop doing things or at least stop the frequency of those things that do not honor God. Sometimes it is easy to think, “I just do it once in while. What’s the harm?” The problem is that people really do see what you’re saying.
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Contributed by T. Scott Womble on Jul 27, 2010
ARE CHRISTIANS HYPOCRITICAL?
A few years ago, Barna Research conducted a 3 year study about the church which was published in the book Unchristian. The results weren't shocking. In fact, we intuitively already knew the results. Barna leveled three stinging blows against Christians. They said
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 10, 2011
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GOD'S RICH GRACE
NPR Radio reported this week (July 5, 2011) that a well known Hindu temple in southern India has revealed vast treasures and hidden secrets.
The temple itself was well known and previously unguarded. It had been there for hundreds of years (since 1566) and open to the public.
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As an elderly man lay dying in his bed, death’s agony was suddenly pushed aside as he smelled the aroma of his favorite homemade chocolate chip cookies drifting up the stairs.
Gathering his remaining strength, he lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of
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Contributed by Anne Grant on Oct 22, 2001
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I read a true story written by Louis Mayer
from his childhood in New Brunswick, Canada.
He had gotten into a fight at school when he was quite a small boy,
And he was feeling bitter, filled with resentment
And a desire for revenge.
His body hurt, but his mind hurt more.
And when he got home,
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 17, 2025
[135]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – I WILL STILL PRAISE GOD MY SAVIOUR
Some people find it hard to be joyous a lot of the time and get despondent over various setbacks and trying circumstances in life. In fact I do not know a Christian who at some time has not been through this. Honesty will admit
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 19, 2025
[138]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – IF YOU LIVE IN SIN YOU WILL NEVER WIN
There is nothing truer than the title of this poem. Those who live in sin and claim it as their own will never win in the end.
Asaph who wrote Psalm 73 had a problem when he observed people. The godless were always
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In one of his books Leo Tolstoy tells the story of a young Russian who inherits his father’s small farm. He immediately starts dreaming of how to expand his property when one morning a well-dressed stranger visits him and makes him an offer that is too good to be true - he could have free of
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Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 25, 2002
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When I was a freshman at Lincoln Christian College, I had an experience that made me seriously question my calling into the ministry. My professor for a class on the Life of Christ had approached me about leading the group in a Scripture reading and prayer to begin our class time. I agreed. But
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